new details about venezuela's president hugo chavez, reportedly battling a severe lung infection. some venezuelans are worried about his condition and it may be worse than officials are letting on. >>> plus a new year and a new gaffe from vice president joe biden. the latest and afternoon swearing in ceremony for new senators. we'll have the audio will you not believe. plus this. >> this sure is a crazy way to draw attention. >> who won't notice a hot model in body paint. >> she stands out like a not new.co. >> they get you noticed. >> super ads getting super racy. this year you'll see a twist. "newsroom" starts right now. >> good morning, i'm victor blackwell sitting in for carol costello. we begin with the pulse of the economy. minutes ago the feds released the latest jobs numbers, 155,000 jobs were created in december, not enough to push down the unemployment rate from its revised level of 7.8%. now we're covering all of the angles from the politics to the ripple effect. let's start with christine romans and what the numbers mean. so 155,000 new jobs, christine, that's up a bit